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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
ILLNESS OF PARNELL.
The Great Irish Leader Said To Be Danger
Ously Sick.

The Great Irish Leader Said To Be Danger
ously Sick.
NEW YORK, May 6.-The cable reports Mr..
Parnen as believed TO be very dangerously ILL.,
and sensational rumors of more or less gravity
are current. Fear is entertained that his career
as leader of the Irish party will be brought to
sudden end at a crisis when it is especially i'm
portant to both himself and his party that he
should be in active health. No definite news is
obtainable Just now, and it is possible that the
reports of his condition may be greatly exager-
ated The effect of them. nevertheless is to
cause great anxiety among his followers.
Cancer is named as ore of his all
ments, and is said to be located in
the stomach A friend of Mr.. Parnell tells
me that the latter is really suffering from an
acute form of dyspepsia, which may very likely
be accompanied by organic mischief This opens
the way to the belief that ia tai result may be
looked for at any time. Already, indeed. there
are speculations afoat as to who will be Mr.
ParnelIs successor in the event of his death. It
is said that Sir John Pope Hennessy, Governor
of Mauritius, who lately returned to Engla nd at
the request of the Colonial Secretary. may be
invited 20 take the post OF Irish leader if, owing
TO Mr.. Parnelrs continued i'll health, it should
become vacant. When in Parliament. where
Sir John sat for Kings county in 1859. he was a
National Conservative, and WAS prominent and
active in number of measures for the relief
of the poor classes. His acts never bound
by any narrow party lines but always tended to
the bettering of the general condition of the
country. He began his colonial career in 1867
and has several times been in hot water with the
home Office, chiefly due to his strong advocacy of
the rights of the people. The latest time
when his quarrel with Mr. Clifford Lloyd led to the
dispatch of Sir Hercules Robinson to Mauritius
and subsequently to Hennessy's recall. He has
won renown. also. as an author and
scientist. He visited the United States about
nine years ago, and during the civil war he
ported the Union. Sir John is fifty
and. although he has never been Home-ruer
or been engaged in home-rule politics since the
Irish homerule agitation has become leading
subject of debate, it is generally thought that hs
would willingly assume the Irish leadership
this basis. and would command the respect of
all parties by his temperance and independence.
LONDON, May 6.-Mr. ParnelI's friends in Par
lament have received communications from
their leader which give them confidence that he
will resume his seat in the House Monday even
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
JEFF DAVIS ON WOLSELEY.
He Rushes Into Print to Correct Some Alleged
Mistakes of the English General.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New ORLEANS, May 6.--Jefferson Davis has
written a review of General Wolseley's Life of
General Lee" and it will be printed in to-mor-
row mornings papers Mr. Davis takes excep-
ton to many of the English Generals state
ments, and, while not finding fault with the
superlative opinion of General Lees military
ability expressed in the book. shows very plainly
tina he considers General Woiseley's criticisms
of other Southern leaders unjust and unwar-
rantable. The review is written in very
caustic style and contains interesting matter in
the way of inside estimates Of the relative value
of the services of the confederate leaders
'One would reasonably suppose" says Mr..
Davis at the outset of his letter. that an emf
nent soldier, when writing of another of world
wide fame. and of military affairs which, to no
small extent, have become historical, would con-
fine himself to ascertainable facts instead of
adopting the style of a sensational novelist and
manufacturing accessories with the freedom of
a romancer"
Mr.. Davis severely criticses Woseleys state
menrs that General Lee was not fairly treated.
and that no was not given full command until
the latter part OF the war. He says. on the
contrary, that Lee was given general supervis-
ion and direction of all the army bv Davis in
the first year OF the war. The gem
eral command not taken away from
him when he was made commander in the field
of the Army OF Virginia. After time General
Lee requested to be relieved from the immediate
command of the Army of Virginia and general
direction of the armies Mr.. Davis was reluctant
to do either. but yielded to Lees reit-
Grated request by relieving him from
the general direction of the armies
The public interest forbade his substitution by
another as commander of the Army of Virginia.
Mr.. Davis did not then asserted by " olseley.
take the military management upon himself, but
called upon General Bragg to take the general
supervision which Lee had refused to retain.
Later in the war the Congress legislated Lee
into the general command again, and restored
him 10 the functions which Davis had conferred
upon him in the first place General Lee and
Davis remained always close friends and VOL
seleys statements TO the contrary are fictitious.
The only reason that Lee not in general
command all the time that he shrank
from assuming responsibility and urged TO be
lieved though he never shrank from devoting
his whole energy TO the active work of the cause.
Mr. Davis points out many instances in which
he says Wolseley's narrative is romance and has
no claim to the title of history
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the kitchen. The sub-sheriff went into the bed
room and asked if she had a doctors certincate'
On receiving a negative reply he said;
Well can't help il; you must 20 out, ana
after pause added; .Gst your things on you;
you know you can't wait here"
The poor woman seemed obIivious to all that
was passing, and her moaning was piteous to
hear. The old woman stepped to the BEDSIDE
and said to the dauehter-in-law:
Mavourneen, don't fret; cheer up God Will
provide for u.s."
At this time the sheriff interposed with, "See
and get her out" The aged mother was cling
ing to her sickly daughter. He added in a
brusaue manner: Get her out in hurry, too"
Meanwhile the little children were crying bitterly
outside the house, having been cautioned not TO
disturb their sick mother.
The house of a woman named Heeny whose
husband is in America, was next arrived at
The tenant has eight young children. Her rent
was $50 year and the valuation SAG. The sher-
If. after a talk, coming out when goat
proceeding into the house walked against him,
making the sheriff appear discounted The crowd
walked quietly towards the people. exclaimng:
I'VE will have to clear the mob back If there is
any shouting" whereupon wit remarked: BE-
gorra, the goat didn't think you were the resi-
dent magistrate" The tenant readmitted
a eare-taker. Among the tenants evicted out
of miserable little novels and let IN again as
care-takers were Anne Corrigan, widow, rent
$40 Mary Campbell. widow, aged ninety years,
rent $45. and Maria Coney, an old woman, whose
rent is $37. The land she held was of the worst
description, and she asserted that she could
scarcely support herself out of the farm. No
one. of course, takes these farms. Milford, in
his comfortable home in kildare street here,
proceeds as q part of the government plan OF
coareion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
Queen Kapiolani Visits Mount Vernon
and Dimes at the White House.
The Disputed West Virginia Senatorship Pre-
sents New Point for Legislative Action
Resignation of Boaster Oabney.
OBERLY's TRICK.


The Civil-service Law To BE Nuilihed in
the Interest of Democrats.
Special to the indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The announcement in
the city papers of to-day that the Civil-service
Comm mission has adopted rules whereby those
who were in departmental service when the
CT vi-seryce law was enacted. were to be sub
iected to examination in cases Of promotions,
circles and among friends of those now holding
positions therein. If the new regulations
correctly given by the press. they amount to .
direct nullifcation of the law as enacted by
Congress. 1t will be remembered that those in
the departments when the law passed were
exempted from its operation for two particular
and controlling reasons-frst, IL was assumed
that the efficiency of those in the service had
been ascertained and settled before the law was
passed; that is, by the service they had already
rendered; second. and because most of those in
the departments Were soldiers, many of whorn
left the school-room to engage in the defense OF
their country, and were too old to return to the
schools when mustered out; many of them, Also
were crippled IN the service by wounds received
in the line of duty. To compel these veterans
to compete with boys fresh from school is an
outrage and trick devised for the purpose Of
driving them into private life. The loyal people
of the country should sternly protest against
this scheme to drive these veterans into poverty
SO near the threshold of old age, when it is sim
ply impossible for tbom to enter again into the
battle of life with airy show of success. Every
Union in the country ought TO protest
against the new and shabby trick
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
Gable Notes.

1t Is reported that disorders of alarming
nature have occurred at Jassy, and that num-
Der of arrests have been made.
The prisoners connected with the disturbances
on the occasion of the production of ''Lohen-
grin" at Paris. have been sentenced to short
terms of i'm mprisonment-
A frightful confagration prevailed at Epiriss
Hungary. yesterday, destroying one hundred
houses and injuring several persons The Pc
cuniary loss is very great.
Senor Canovas del Castillo is about to be mar
red 70 the daughter of the Marquis de Solo
mayor. The latter has been opposed to the
match during a courtship of thirteen years.
The threatened insurrection bv the Greek pop
ulaton of Crete against the Porte's authority
has quieted down, and the French and English
men -of-war sent to the harbor to be present in
case of emergency are departing.
There is no truth In the report that the Ger
man government proposes to have new spy law
enacted in consequence of the Schnabele affair
The police will be strengthened and detective
force will be organized especially to watch spies
An official burgomaster will be appointed in each
town containing over 10. 900 inhabitants. instead
of the present elective honorary incumbents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07

Y JH1eAGo May AMIR. Alexander Sullivan was
asked what truth there might be in the repeated
rumor of the serious condition of Mr. Parnells
health, and what he thought of the intimation
that Sir John Pope Hennessy was to be Mr.. Par
nell's leader Of the Irish Nationalist
party in Parliament. Mr.. Sullivan said that he
had good reason for believing that the reports of
Mr.. Parneis health were exaggerated. Similar
sensational statements were made from time to
time about other conspicuous public men. So
long Mr.. Parnell lived the choice of a
cessor for him as leader of the Irish party would
not be considered. AS to Sir John Pope Hen
messy, he is a gentleman nearly sixty years of
age, who has been out of Ireland Tor many
years, holding colonial Office. He was the first
Catholic Conservative elected TO the British
Parliament He supported union of church
and state, favoring payment of the clergy by
the taxpayers. For twenty years he has been
piaceholder under the crown, and is knight
commander of the order of Saints Michael and
George. He is man of high attainments in
certain special matters, but it is incredible that
he should ever be acceptable to the masses of
the Irish people political model
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The Porte Constructing Elaborate Works for
the Defense of Constantinopie
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON. May 6.-The Turkish government
to-day ordered the lists of recruits for 1855 be
prepared in advance of the usual period. in
readiness for immediate in of necessity
arising. The lists to include all classes of
the population in the Asiatic provinces capable
of bearing arms, and show that a levy of the OF
tomans en- masse is contemplated. The earrisons
of Tripoli and Crete being further reinforced
and the defenses strengthened. The artillery
forces OF the defenses of the Bosphorous and the
heavy guns are being increased. New defensive
works enabling attacking iron-clads forcing the
passage to be swept from the level of their
decks, are being constructed. Torpedoes and
mines are being laid down, and it is believed
that the channels above and below Constantine
pie will in short time be rendered impossible.
A ConstSnfnople special to-day states that
Prince Bisrnarcks disclosure of the secret
rangement between Russia and Austria for the
concession of the Austrian nrotectorate over
Bosnia and Herzegovina into annexation has
created CONSERVATION at Stamboul. The Rus
sian and Austrian representatives at CONSTANT
nople have been asked, by command of the
Sultan, for information.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
IRISH EVICTIONS.
Turning Out Tenants the Granartis Es-
tate in Longford.

Turning Out Tenants the Granartis Es-
tate in Longford.
Special CabIegram.
Since Monday last policemen, emergency men
and sub -Shyiocks to the number of three hun
dred altogether, have been evicting some thirty
FIVE farmers and about one hundred and twenty
five persons on Lord Granartiss estate IN Long
ford The latter is an Irish East British baron,
whose wife is a great heiress His crest shows
three bears, and his motto is. Peace of mind.
the fuel of glory It would seem from his evic-
tions that fuel has more to do with him than
peace of mind.
A renorter of the Freemans Journal. who had
a conversation with one of the evicted tenants.
heard the latter say: Three fourths of the evict
ed had not the wherew to purchase a morsel
of food. We thought wa could pay, and did our
best, but whatever little the land yielded was
eaten up before Christmas"
During the past four days there were large
crowds looking on, but there was no disturbance
beyond hootiue and chatting. or, when inhuman-
tiles occurred groaning.
Henry McQuade's debt was $45. He was not
at home when the officials and posse came, but
mis- goods and family we're put out and the doors
nailed up Then walk about mile and half
across the country and the house of a weak. tot
terng old named Bridget Kelly. aged
elGhty-six years, WAS come to. In the house
with the poor woman were her son, his wife and
six pale-looking little children. The sub-sherif
entered and was told by the aged mother that
her sons wife lay very Ill in q snail bedroom on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
THE NEW HEBRIDEs.

The Troubles in Those Islands Cause a Live
lySpat in the Colonial Conference.
LONDON May 6.-It has transpired that Sir
Henry Holland. Secretary of State for the Col
onies. announced in the colonial conference here,
on the 9th ult, that the government hoped to
arrange with France for joint naval commits
sion for the government of the New Hebrides.
The commission it was stated would have power
to protect the settlers, traders and missionaries,
and would also be empowered to land marines to
punish the natives for committing outrages and
to maintain order, the marines, however. to be
withdrawn when the special work for which they
were landed was accomplished. If the scheme
proposed was accepted by France it was to be ar
ranged that the French garrisons now occupying
the chief har bors in the New Hebrldes should
retire The Australians all, without exception.
deprecated any policy which even seemed to
recognize French pretensions in.thesNew Heb
rides The Marquis of Salisbury, who was
present, supported the speech made by Sir
Henry Holland in justification of the govern
ment's proposal. The Premier's argument how
ever instead of modifying the incensed delegates,
served but to intensity their wrath. His
marks implied that the Australian demands
hampered England in her negotiations with
France. He maintained that the colonists made
a grave mistake in not accepting the compromise
which the Earl of Rosebery proposed, and which,
the Premier said would have prevented the ex
tension of the evils complained of by the Aus
tr alans as arising from the sending of French
convicts to the South Pacific. and the rejection
of which had made it difficult for the English
government to approach France with any
quest that she curtail her liberty of action to
the uses to which she should put her own terri
tory. Surely" excl claimed the Marquis OF Sails
bury, ''the colonists do desire to make the
present agitation casus belli."
The Premier's speech increased the dissatis-
faction of the delegates to such extent that
Sir Graham Berry, the delegate.general of Vic
toria, twitted the Prime Minister with having
made speech that would have been excellent
coming from the mouth of the French Premier
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
THE NIHILTsT PRISONERS.
Some of the Sentences Will Be Committed
Incidents of the Trial.

Some of the Sentences Will Be Committed
Incidents of the Trial.
ST. PETERSBURG. May cit is reported that
the Gear has decided that the sentences of death
pronounced against the Nihilists convicted of
completely in the recent attempt to assassinate
him shall be commuted to imprisonment at hard
labor for life in the cases of all but two of the
condemned Polianovsky, one of the con-
demned, said he and his accomplices acted from
firm convictions that what they set out to do it
was their duty to perform Another of the pris-
oners is young student He had just finished
his studies with brilliant success, having taken
the gold medal of the university which graduated
him. The youth ardent in the cause of
nihilism that he sold his gold graduation medal
obtain funds 10 enable acccmpiice to leave
the empire when the assassination was accom-
plIshed.
All the prisoners pleaded guilty and refused,
under threats. to betray any ccomplice. The
evidence adduced at the trial of these men in
dicated the existence of four widely ramifyipg
Nihlist organizations. having head centers at
St. Petersburg, kief. Wilma and in Siberia. One
of the witnesses placed on the stand during the
trial was woman. She boldly admitted that
she was the wife of one of the accused men,
although she said she had never been joined in
wedlock to him by unnecessary religious
formalities" She at once, this adnlis-
sion. arrested and conducted to prison.
The Czarina has donated 100, 900 roubles TO
General Gressor, project of St Petersburg, in
recognition of his services in frustrating the
cent plot against the Cars life, and the Gar
has granted him pension of 5000 roubles
reward for his services in arrestlng Nihilists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
The Recent Mine Disaster.

Special TO the indfanaooiis journal.
NANAIMo b. C.. May 6-Ths greatest grief
prevails throughout this city. About 10 men
were killed in the recent mine disaster. OF
these loo are white and the remainder Chinese.
Thirty fve bodies were recovered to-day. All of
them had been killed by the fatal fire damp.
They had made desperate efforts to escape on
their faces, with coats thrown over their heads
to keep off the flames. Many of them were
long way from their stations. Any hope that
isaed. They will probably he burned beyond
recognition. and viii only be known by the
places they are fonnd ir. The fire is almost
under control now. and If al goes well viii soon
be extnguished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
QUEEN KAPIOLANI.
She Visits Mount Vernon and Afterwards
Dimes with the President.

She visits Mount vernon ana Afterwards
Dimes with the President.
SpsciaI to rns indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, May 6-Queen kapioiani. the
Hawaiian princess, and the other members of
the royal party, visited the tomb of Washing
ton today. About 1890 the royal party arrived
at the navy-yard and Immediately boarded the
the United States steamer Despatch. The com
mandant and officers at the navy-yard received
the visitors, and Captain Cowles, OF the
Despatch, and his aids, escorted the party on
board AS the Despatch steamed slowly by the
navy-yard uuays, the yards or the United States
sloop- of-war Galena were manned and the royal
silent salute offered. Crowds of children
on the adjoining wharves cheered and beckoned
and the Queen acknowledged each salutation by
waving her handkerchief.
Mount Vernon reached at noon. A num-
ber of steam launches were in waiting to convey
the guests and visitors the mount Arriving
at the grounds of the tomb and mansion. a criti-
cal survey made by the Queen and Princess,
under escort of Senators Sherman and Evarts.
At o'clock as the homeward journey was be-
gun. an elaborate luncheon was served on board
the Despatch, and at o'clock the distinguished
party safely disembarked. AS they did SO
the royal salute of twenty-one guns was fred
from the navy-yard
The dinner at the Presidents mansion tonight,
given in honor of Queen Kapioiani. was q very
brilliant affair The rooms of the mansion wers
beautifully decorated with flowers and rare
plants, is customary on the occur
renee of state dinners. Thirty-four GOV.
laid. The party included. as
seated at the table: The President and Queen
Kapolani. Chief justice Waite and the Princess
Lilskalani. Mr.. Carter, the Hawaiian minister,
and Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary of State Bayard
and Mrs. Carter Leutenant-ceneral Dominis
and Mrs. Waite. Mr.. Preston. the Eaytian min
ister, and Mrs. Farchild; Secretary Fairchild
and Mrs. Endicott, Secretary Endcott and Mrs.
Whitney. Secretary Whitney and Mrs. Villas.
Postusaster-general Villas and Mrs. Sherman,
Senator Sherman and Mrs. Sheridan, General
Sheridan and Miss Porter, Admiral Porter and
Miss I.lnklani Mr.. 1. Aukea and Miss Carter,
Colonel Boyd and Miss Bancroft, Mr.. Winthrop
aud Mrs. Laughton, Mr.. Bancroft and Mrs.
Winthrop.